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The U.S. National Junior Team will host members of Team Canada – NextGen for a World Amateur Golf Ranking® -sanctioned match at Champions Golf Club in Houston from April 12-13. This event marks the second international match-play competition for the U.S. National Development Program, following its victory over Australia at SentryWorld in Wisconsin last July.

The match will feature 12 players representing each nation in a mixed Ryder/Solheim Cup-style format over two days. The format is as follows:

  • Saturday, April 12 – Foursomes Mixed Team Matches (a.m.), Four-Ball Mixed Team Matches (p.m.)
  • Sunday, April 13 – Singles Matches

“Team match play has long been an important part of international competition and introducing our nation’s top junior talent to these formats, competitive situations and championship-level courses early in their development is crucial to building confidence and preparing them for success on the game’s biggest stages,” said Chris Zambri, head coach of the U.S. National Teams. “We’re thankful to partner with Golf Canada on this initiative in support of friendly competition and development for all of our athletes.”

Champions Golf Club, which will also be hosting the TGA’s 42nd Texas Mid-Amateur presented by Hytera US from Sept. 5-7, is a 36-hole private golf club located outside of Houston, created in 1957 by major champions Jack Burke Jr. and Jimmy Demaret. The Cypress Creek Course, designed by Ralph Plummer, opened in 1959, and shortly after came the Jackrabbit course in 1964, designed by George Fazio.

Champions Golf Club has been the host site of five USGA championships, most recently the 75th U.S. Women’s Open in 2020, where Korean A Lim Kim was crowned champion after a three-hole stretch of birdies to end her final round. The club also hosted a pair of U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships in 1998 and 2017, the U.S. Amateur in 1993 and the 69th U.S. Open, where Orville Moody claimed a one-shot victory over Deane Beman, Bob Rosburg and Al Geiberger.

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